Its called begging and theres far too much of it in rugby union.

Live within your means, easy.

Its called begging and theres far too much of it in rugby union.

Live within your means, easy.

I don’t have a problem with that. Do whatever you can to make your club successful and attract better players hopefully to attract more spectators 

With the exception of a few clubs most could accommodate more spectators so try a few promotions by halving the entrance fee and make more on the add ons in the bar  Lets be fair Championship level of attendance is probably about on par if that with Vandarama football 

Hopefully there will be plenty of others who feel the same. 

Yes, but it's a delicate balance. Price too high and people simply won't pay it, and they'll find something else to do. I may be wrong, but I think this is what has happened at Exeter Chiefs - it's become unaffordable for many ordinary people struggling with the cost of living at the moment. I read recently that crowds are down 12% at Sandy park.

Ground £23.50

Stand £27.50

Although they usually sell them for £2 cheaper if bought online in advance.

Early Bird

Ground £249

Stand £299

Standard

Ground £289

Stand £339

It does give 15 games, 11 league, 3 cup and friendly with Saints plus if you want to watch the Women’s team

I think all clubs look to find ways to get supporters who can to give them more money than just a season ticket, whether through a 100 club or through crowdfunding.

The support Bedford get is brilliant - attracting 2/3000 for matches certainly helps with income. We were achieving those numbers when we played at Camborne, but since we moved back to Penzance our crowds did fall away. We haven't been as successful as in days gone by and this impacts on crowds as well. This is why we wanted to move to Truro and fought so long and hard for the new stadium - more central location and easier for people who live in central/east Cornwall. Cornwall is a very financially depressed region and wages are very low compared to the national average. So, asking people to pay more for their rugby is a big ask.

Most championship football match tickets can be obtained for free via sky VIP. 

£25 for a ticket doesn’t leave many coppers for the 8 pints, pie and peas and the taxi home it makes the game almost a £100 before evening beers and late night takeaway.

If the kids are about that would be 4 x beers and 4 x match fee! Teenagers!!!!

I tend to only go to league games, so I don’t find any benefits in a season ticket. Work schedule might mean I miss a game so 10 games would be £28.90, will stick to ma5ch by match.

The last return available on line, June 22, shows net liabilities of 5.8 million up from 4.25 million the previous year.  I’m no expert in reading these documents but this total includes a large low interest Covid loan. 

Buyer beware etc

Easily found -

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Strongarm - now there’s a blast from a debauched past ! (For the rest of the country a Ruby red bitter brewed by Cameron’s  in Hartlepool. Don’t know whether it is still brewed).

It’s Sedbergh.

And Strongarm is still brewed, albeit under different ownership. I was marketing manager at Cameron’s in the early 90s.

It's still brewed:  https://cameronsbrewery.com/heritage-new/" rel="nofollow - https://cameronsbrewery.com/heritage-new/

Wikipedia says Camerons is the 9th-largest brewery in UK

Mind you, the best drinking experience on that stay was Sam Smith's Old Brewery Bitter at £1.95 a pint, doubt that it's that price now.

Cameron’s bought John J. Hunt of York; they had a couple of dozen pubs in and around York when I was there, but our bitter was the core beer; Strongarm was a Teesside phenomenon.

apologies, not come across that Buck. 

Except for that couple of decades(?) when Camerons was owned by Banks's - which saw 'Strongarm Taphouses' turning up all over the West Midlands. My local in Kidderminster at the time was one. You could have anything you wanted, as long as what you wanted was Strongarm, or Banks's Mild. 

Cameron's is on the very very short list of breweries that Banks's bought then sold again - no one else has escaped the borg. Ruthless lot they are - when they bought Marstons they decided it was the better brand, so changed their own group name from Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries to Marstons...

. Strongarm is on at the Buck in Sadberge because the bloke who now owns Cameron’s lives in the village.

That's true!